'My body will slowly become stronger'

On Monday, Yuvraj batted for the first time since undergoing treatment for a rare germ cell cancer earlier this year.

"I am right now in the second week of rehabilitation and I am feeling good. My body will slowly become stronger, I am sure," he said on Monday.

"The target is the T20 World Cup, and hopefully, I will be able to come just before that," reiterated the 30-year-old who has not appeared in any form of the game since last November when he was diagnosed with the disease.

'Playing for India is going to be a huge challenge'

Yuvraj underwent chemotherapy in the United States before returning to India in April to continue his rehabilitation.

The 2011 World Cup's Man-of-the-Tournament had earlier said that "playing for India is going to be a huge challenge for me because the body has been under a lot of shock which nobody can understand except me".

Having already returned to light training, Yuvraj had also said that that his recovery is going well, and he is enjoying a healthier lifestyle.

"I'm feeling good. It's been two months since I finished my chemotherapy. Initially my energy levels were low but now I am following my diet and eating loads of food and it's getting better," he had said.

'Six months it took to diagnose whether I had cancer'

He said it was hard for him to come to terms with the illness when it was first diagnosed last October.

"It was tough for me. Six months it took to diagnose whether I had cancer. I think it was tough, because I had lot of trouble breathing; I used to cough a lot. There used to be blood in my cough," he said in April after his return from the US.